All data required in this function is available in the request object.
Use that object instead of class members. This reduces class state and
is more readable.
Make the function use a request object and remove the now unnecessary
field "deepenNotRefs".
Change-Id: If861e44c2860a78cf19f456d1b3feb7ddc314cce
Signed-off-by: Ivan Frade <ifrade@google.com>